Funders › KY › The Owsley Brown III Philanthropic Foundation Inc › 2021
Grants paid by The Owsley Brown III Philanthropic Foundation Inc, tax year 2021
EIN 27-4432014 · Louisville, KY · Form 990-PF, Part XV
In tax year 2021, The Owsley Brown III Philanthropic Foundation Inc (EIN 27-4432014) reported 142 grants paid totaling $3,098,073. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2021
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Kentucky College of Art Design Louisville, KY | C | $500,000 | paid | ANNUAL FUND | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Parks Alliance of Louisville Louisville, KY | B | $273,276 | paid | MAPLE STREET PARK PROJECT | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Kentucky College of Art Design Louisville, KY | C | $145,765 | paid | SCHOLARSHIPS & OPERATIONS | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Katherine Delmar Burke School San Francisco, CA | B | $125,000 | paid | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA | C | $100,000 | paid | SCHOOL OF DRAMATIC ARTS CAPITAL CAMPAIGN | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Tsoknyi Humanitarian Foundation Steamboat Springs, CO | U | $100,000 | paid | TSOKYNI GECHAK LING NUNNERY | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | University of Virginia Boone, IA | U | $100,000 | paid | COMPASSIONATE SCHOOLS PROJECT | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Speed Art Museum Louisville, KY | U | $92,917 | paid | SPEED CINEMA CURATOR SALARY | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Better Angels Society Washington, DC | B | $83,333 | paid | MUHAMMAD ALI DOCUMENTARY FILM | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | University of Virginia Boone, IA | U | $75,000 | paid | COMPASSIONATE SCHOOLS PROJECT | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | University of Virginia Boone, IA | U | $50,000 | paid | CONTEMPLATIVE SCIENCE CENTER | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Kentucky College of Art Design Louisville, KY | C | $50,000 | paid | STAFFING SUPPORT | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Mangala Shri Bhuti Crestone, CO | B | $40,000 | paid | STATUES FOR THE TEMPLE RETREAT CAMPAIGN | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Uc Davis Foundation Davis, CA | U | $40,000 | paid | COMPASSION VS MINDFULNESS PATHWAYS | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Omega Institute for Holistic Studies Inc Rhinebeck, NY | B | $35,000 | paid | ANNUAL FUND | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Compass Family Services San Francisco, CA | B | $35,000 | paid | ANNUAL FUND | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Pachamama Alliance San Francisco, CA | B | $33,000 | paid | SACRED HEADWATERS INITIATIVE | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Special Operations Services Los Altos, CA | U | $30,000 | paid | ANNUAL FUND | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Maiden Voyage Productions Inc Half Moon Bay, CA | B | $26,780 | paid | FILM PROJECTS | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Vice President's Residence Foundation New York, NY | U | $25,000 | paid | ANNUAL FUND | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Legacy Global Foundation Inc Mesa, AZ | B | $25,000 | paid | ANGEL FILM PARTNERS FUND - "60 SUMMERS" | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Uc Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (bampfa) Berkeley, CA | U | $25,000 | paid | ANNUAL FUND / NATHANIEL DORSKY'S FILMS | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Mind and Life Institute Charlottesville, VA | C | $25,000 | paid | ANNUAL FUND | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Canyon Cinema Foundation San Francisco, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | CANYON CINEMA DISCOVERED CATALOG, ARTIST HONORIA COMMISSIONING PROJECT, CINEMAZINE | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Mind and Life Institute Charlottesville, VA | C | $25,000 | paid | ANNUAL FUND | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Sustainable Food Alliance Allentown, PA | U | $23,596 | paid | ANNUAL FUND | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Tsoknyi Humanitarian Foundation Steamboat Springs, CO | U | $22,000 | paid | OPERATIONS MANAGER | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Waterfront Botanical Gardens Inc Louisville, KY | C | $20,000 | paid | ANNUAL FUND | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Greater Louisville Sports Commission Louisville, KY | B | $20,000 | paid | SPORTS FUND | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Middle Way Initiative Inc Crestone, CO | U | $20,000 | paid | ANNUAL FUND | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | University of Virginia Boone, IA | U | $20,000 | paid | ROTUNDA RESTORATION FUND | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Chapel & York Foundation Inc New York, NY | D | $20,000 | paid | AIGLON COLLEGE | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Uc Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (bampfa) Berkeley, CA | U | $20,000 | paid | ARCHIVE OF JEROME HILER'S FILMS | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Naropa University Boulder, CO | B | $20,000 | paid | COMPASSIONATE SCHOOLS PROJECT SCHOLARSHIP FUND | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | University of Virginia Boone, IA | U | $20,000 | paid | CONTEMPLATIVE COMMONS | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Drepung Gomang Institute Louisville, KY | B | $20,000 | paid | SPECIAL RITUAL AND PRAYERS, RIME SERIES GRANT, ANNUAL FUND | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Katherine Delmar Burke School San Francisco, CA | B | $20,000 | paid | ANNUAL FUND | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Charities Aid Foundation America Alexandra, VA | B | $16,500 | paid | MENORCA PRESERVATION FUND | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Uc Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (bampfa) Berkeley, CA | U | $15,000 | paid | ARCHIVE OF ROBERT BEAVERS' FILMS | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Hip-Hop N2 Learning Louisville, KY | U | $15,000 | paid | A CHILDREN'S STORY | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Human Needs Project San Rafael, CA | B | $15,000 | paid | ANNUAL FUND | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Denver Film Society Denver, CO | B | $15,000 | paid | "I WAS BORN THIS WAY" DOCUMENTARY | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Edible Schoolyard Project Berkeley, CA | B | $15,000 | paid | SPRING BENEFIT | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | River City Drum Corp Cultural Arts Institute Inc Louisville, KY | C | $15,000 | paid | ANNUAL FUND | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | New Century Chamber Orchestra San Francisco, CA | C | $15,000 | paid | ANNUAL FUND | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Spalding University Louisville, KY | U | $15,000 | paid | BEA BOWLES SCHOLARSHIP FUND | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Dilgo Khyentse Fellowshipshechen New York, NY | C | $15,000 | paid | MATCHING CAMPAIGN | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Dharmata Foundation Richmond, CA | B | $15,000 | paid | DHARMATA PROJECT | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Multiplier San Francisco, CA | C | $15,000 | paid | PROJECT WAYFINDER | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Sustainable Food Alliance Allentown, PA | U | $15,000 | paid | GRANT WRITER SEARCH | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Speed Art Museum Louisville, KY | U | $15,000 | paid | "PROMISE, WITNESS, REMEMBRANCE" CATALOG | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Dilgo Khyentse Fellowshipshechen New York, NY | C | $14,000 | paid | SHECHEN MONASTERY STUPA RESTORATION | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Center for Interfaith Relations Inc Louisville, KY | B | $13,200 | paid | FESTIVAL OF FAITHS | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Kentucky College of Art Design Louisville, KY | C | $12,500 | paid | FUNDRAISING CONSULTING SERVICES | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Lotus Treasure Boulder, CO | B | $11,000 | paid | FOLLOWING IN YOUR FOOTSTEPS, VOLUME II | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Legacies Unlimited Louisville, KY | B | $10,000 | paid | LIONEL HAMPTON CONCERTS | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Kentucky Civic Engagement Table Inc Frankfort, KY | C | $10,000 | paid | ANNUAL FUND | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Center for Interfaith Relations Inc Louisville, KY | B | $10,000 | paid | FESTIVAL OF FAITHS MARKETING AND STRATEGIC PLANNING | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Filson Historical Society Inc Louisville, KY | B | $10,000 | paid | ANNUAL FUND | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Home of the Innocents Louisville, KY | B | $10,000 | paid | ROBIN BURKE'S FILM "RIPPLES AND POOLS" | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Inward Bound Mindfulness Education Inc Concord, MA | C | $10,000 | paid | COMMIT TO SIT CAMPAIGN | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | San Francisco Silent Film Festival San Francisco, CA | U | $10,000 | paid | ANNUAL FUND | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Tip It Forward Harrods Creek, KY | C | $10,000 | paid | ANNUAL FUND | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Kentuckians for the Commonwealth London, KY | B | $10,000 | paid | ANNUAL FUND | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Kangyur Rinpoche Foundation Santa Fe, NM | B | $10,000 | paid | ANNUAL FUND | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Fons Vitae of Kentucky Inc Louisville, KY | B | $10,000 | paid | MERTON & CONFUCIANISM: RITES, RIGHTEOUSNESS AND INTEGRAL HUMANITY | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Tsoknyi Humanitarian Foundation Steamboat Springs, CO | U | $10,000 | paid | TIBETAN TRANSLATOR SCHOLARSHIP FUND | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Friends of Surmang Inc Boulder, CO | B | $10,000 | paid | PECHA RECOVERY PROJECT | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Appalshop Inc Whitesburg, KY | C | $10,000 | paid | ARCHIVE PROJECT | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Foundation for a Mindful Society New York, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | MINDFUL CITIES PROJECT | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | San Francisco Silent Film Festival San Francisco, CA | U | $10,000 | paid | ANNUAL FUND | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA | C | $10,000 | paid | 75TH ANNIVERSARY - SCHOOL OF DRAMATIC ARTS | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA | C | $10,000 | paid | 75TH ANNIVERSARY - SCHOOL OF DRAMATIC ARTS | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Human Needs Project San Rafael, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | ANNUAL FUND | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Marin Academy San Rafael, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | ANNUAL FUND | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | San Francisco Silent Film Festival San Francisco, CA | U | $10,000 | paid | CASTRO THEATRE WORK | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | San Francisco Chanticleer Inc San Francisco, CA | C | $10,000 | paid | CHRISTMAS FILM PROJECT | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Music Heals International Mill Valley, CA | C | $10,000 | paid | ANNUAL FUND | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | The Marion Institute Inc Marion, MA | B | $10,000 | paid | ANNUAL FUND | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Upaya Zen Center Santa Fe, NM | B | $10,000 | paid | ANNUAL FUND | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Katherine Delmar Burke School San Francisco, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | CLASS OF 2022 ENDOWMENT FUND | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Kentucky Steam Engine Inc Louisville, KY | B | $10,000 | paid | LEARN THIS WITH MISS FISH | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Art Fm Inc Louisville, KY | B | $10,000 | paid | WXOX RADIO | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Ten Strands San Rafael, CA | C | $10,000 | paid | ANNUAL FUND | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Tsoknyi Humanitarian Foundation Steamboat Springs, CO | U | $9,650 | paid | TIBETAN TRANSLATOR SCHOLARSHIP FUND | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Kentucky Civic Engagement Table Inc Frankfort, KY | C | $7,500 | paid | DONORS TABLE | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Community Foundation of Louisville Inc Louisville, KY | B | $6,250 | paid | GREATER LOUISVILLE PROJECT | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Community Connections Group Inc Louisville, KY | B | $6,200 | paid | COMMUNITY EVENTS | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Speed Art Museum Louisville, KY | U | $6,000 | paid | KEEP THE BALL ROLLING CAMPAIGN | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Filmmakers Collaborative San Francisco, CA | B | $6,000 | paid | DIANA FULLER'S FILM PROJECT | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Roxie Theater San Francisco, CA | B | $6,000 | paid | TAKE A SEAT CAMPAIGN | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Tsoknyi Humanitarian Foundation Steamboat Springs, CO | U | $5,650 | paid | TIBETAN TRANSLATOR SCHOLARSHIP FUND | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Prrowess Inc San Francisco, CA | U | $5,000 | paid | ABORTION BOAT | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Community Connections Group Inc Louisville, KY | B | $5,000 | paid | COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | 18 Reasons San Francisco, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | FALL FUNDRAISER | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Buddhayana Foundation Marion, MA | B | $5,000 | paid | ANNUAL FUND | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Dharma Foundation Barre, MA | B | $5,000 | paid | SHARON SALZBERG PROJECT | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Inward Bound Mindfulness Education Inc Concord, MA | C | $5,000 | paid | ANNUAL FUND | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Dakini Land Foundation Montecito, CA | U | $5,000 | paid | FISH RELEASE | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Lotus Treasure Boulder, CO | B | $5,000 | paid | TULKU URGYEN RINPOCHE, DZOGCHEN PRESERVATION PROJECT | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Preservation Hall Foundation Inc New Orleans, LA | B | $5,000 | paid | ANNUAL FUND | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | New Century Chamber Orchestra San Francisco, CA | C | $5,000 | paid | EVENT SPONSORSHIP | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Every Mother Counts New York, NY | B | $5,000 | paid | ANNUAL FUND | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | River City Drum Corp Cultural Arts Institute Inc Louisville, KY | C | $5,000 | paid | GIVE FOR GOOD MATCHING GIFT | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Louisville Story Program Inc Louisville, KY | B | $5,000 | paid | ANNUAL FUND | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | University of Virginia Boone, IA | U | $5,000 | paid | MEMORIAL TO ENSLAVED LABORERS | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Commonwealth Fund for Ket Inc Lexington, KY | B | $5,000 | paid | MUHAMMAD ALI FILM EVENTS | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Pachamama Alliance San Francisco, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | DAVID TUCKER MEMORIAL | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Roxie Theater San Francisco, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | ANNUAL FUND | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Community Foundation of Louisville Inc Louisville, KY | B | $5,000 | paid | HENRIETTA HELM FUND | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Tsoknyi Humanitarian Foundation Steamboat Springs, CO | U | $4,500 | paid | OPERATIONS MANAGER | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Maiden Voyage Productions Inc Half Moon Bay, CA | B | $4,120 | paid | ARTIST GRANTS | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Tsoknyi Humanitarian Foundation Steamboat Springs, CO | U | $3,600 | paid | TIBETAN TRANSLATOR SCHOLARSHIP FUND | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Prrowess Inc San Francisco, CA | U | $3,334 | paid | ABORTION BOAT | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Compass Family Services San Francisco, CA | B | $3,333 | paid | ANNUAL FUND | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Kentucky College of Art Design Louisville, KY | C | $3,333 | paid | STAFF/FACULTY SUPPORT | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Raices San Antonio, TX | C | $3,333 | paid | ANNUAL FUND | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Raices San Antonio, TX | C | $3,333 | paid | ANNUAL FUND | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Compass Family Services San Francisco, CA | B | $3,333 | paid | ANNUAL FUND | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Save the Children Washington, DC | U | $3,307 | paid | ANNUAL FUND | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Pundarika Foundation Crestone, CO | B | $3,200 | paid | EXPENSES FOR TSOKNYI RINPOCHE | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Waterstep Louisville, KY | B | $2,500 | paid | VICTORIA'S HOPE - KENYA SUPPLIES | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Partners in Health Frederick, MD | D | $2,500 | paid | HAITI SUPPORT | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Bridge Kids International Louisville, KY | B | $2,500 | paid | KIZAZI FUND | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Youthbuild Louisville Louisville, KY | B | $2,250 | paid | COMMUNITY GARDEN PROJECT (CEDAR) | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | University of Virginia Boone, IA | U | $2,000 | paid | CONTEMPLATIVE SCIENCE CENTER | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Louisville Urban League Louisville, KY | B | $2,000 | paid | STAFF WELLNESS ACTIVITIES | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Tana Yelpa Foundation Broomfield, CO | B | $2,000 | paid | EMERGENCY FOOD SHORTAGES | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Sahaloka Monastic Community Crestone, CO | B | $2,000 | paid | ANNUAL FUND | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Wilderness Dharma Movement Inc Wheeling, WV | U | $2,000 | paid | DIGITAL CHOD SANGHA | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Owsley Stanley Foundation Occidental, CA | B | $1,500 | paid | SAVE THE MUSIC CAMPAIGN | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Dakini Land Foundation Montecito, CA | U | $1,500 | paid | ANNUAL FUND | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Mangala Shri Bhuti Crestone, CO | B | $1,500 | paid | SHINTAGARBHA CABIN | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Tsoknyi Humanitarian Foundation Steamboat Springs, CO | U | $1,480 | paid | TIBETAN TRANSLATOR SCHOLARSHIP FUND | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Loaves and Fishes Louisville, KY | B | $1,000 | paid | ANNUAL FUND | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | University of Louisville Foundation Inc Louisville, KY | B | $1,000 | paid | PATIENT SUPPORT SERVICES | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | University of Louisville Foundation Inc Louisville, KY | B | $1,000 | paid | STUDENT EMERGENCY FUND | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Tara Mandala Pagosa Springs, CO | B | $1,000 | paid | ANNUAL FUND | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Dakini Land Foundation Montecito, CA | U | $1,000 | paid | ANNUAL FUND | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Committee On Poetry New York, NY | B | $1,000 | paid | MICHAEL BROWNSTEIN POETRY | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | New Century Chamber Orchestra San Francisco, CA | C | $1,000 | paid | FUND-A-NEED | 202221089349100232 |
| 2021 | Dilgo Khyentse Fellowshipshechen New York, NY | C | $500 | paid | PLANT A SHECHEN TREE CAMPAIGN | 202221089349100232 |
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